CINDY ELLEN RUSSELL / CRUSSELL@STARBULLETIN.COM
Deja Manubag of Kapolei got caught in a rundown between second and third during the bottom of the fourth inning with Celina Garces of Mililani in pursuit. Manubag was tagged out.

Campbell moves into share of Red West lead

Katie Manuma hurled five scoreless innings and No. 3 Campbell scored three times in the bottom of the sixth in a 4-0 win over Leilehua yesterday morning.

The win by Campbell bumped the visiting Mules (4-2) out of first place in the Oahu Interscholastic Association Red West. Campbell (4-1) and Mililani (4-1) share the division lead as the midway point of the regular season nears.

Manuma outdueled Leilehua's Kylen Ingues, who also permitted just five hits. The difference was the sixth inning, when Leina Kalua socked a run-scoring double, and versatile Breanne Patton delivered a two-run single.

Patton also relieved Manuma and earned a save with two innings on the mound.

Manuma improved to 2-1 in league play.

"She's throwing more strikes now," coach David Perreira said. "She still needs to work on keeping the ball down, but she's learning to hit her spots more."

Ingues baffled the home team for five innings.

"She works up and down in the zone and mixes up her speeds," Perreira noted. "It took us a third time around to get used to her. She's sneaky quick."

Leilehua could have remained in the Red West lead with a win.

"It's a hard loss," coach Stacy Araki said. "We got on base, but we just weren't hitting at the right time."

The Mules had runners at second and third in the top of the first, but came up empty. The good news, though, is that they'll get another shot at Campbell (14-4 overall) late in the regular season.

It was the first start for Ingues against the Sabers.

"This is her first year pitching on the varsity level," Araki added. "She didn't want to pitch last year because she was scared, but now she's older and wiser."

With two solid pitchers in Manuma and Patton, Campbell has regained momentum since losing to Mililani 10 days ago.

"Pearl City on Wednesday is a big game. We gotta finish the first half strong and take care of business," Perreira said. "Then we have a bye. That gives us time to work on our hitting a little bit and get down to basics, and get ready for Kapolei the following week."

No. 2 Mililani 6, No. 4 Kapolei 2

Makani Duhaylonsod scattered six hits and Courtney Abear went 3-for-3 at the plate as the Trojans downed the Hurricanes. The Trojans were coming off an 8-7 home loss to Leilehua on Wednesday -- Duhaylonsod's first defeat of the season.

Abear socked a double, drove in a run and scored three times for Mililani (22-2-1 overall). Duhaylonsod batted 2-for-4 with an RBI, and Chanelle Senas drove in two runs.

The Trojans broke open the game with a four-run second inning, chasing Kapolei starter Shavanna Holt. Mililani overcame three errors.

OIA Red East

Kaimuki 4, No. 9 Kailua 3

Bryanna Carres had just a single hit against the Surfriders, but she chose the right time to come through, driving home Koreena Sefo for the game-winning run in the bottom of the seventh inning for the Bulldogs.

Kaimuki scored two runs in the final inning to come back from a 3-2 deficit and steal the win over No. 9 Kailua.